Dongwon F&B, a major South Korean food company, said Monday it has developed a new liquid product container that significantly reduces plastic usage. The container will first be applied to tuna extract and cooking oil products, with plans to expand to other product lines.
The container, developed by Dongwon F&B's Dongwon Food Science Research Institute, incorporates a discontinuous ring-shaped preform — a semi-finished product used in the stage before producing PET. The new design also prevents leakage and tampering.
Dongwon F&B expects the new container to reduce annual plastic usage by approximately 14 tons and carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 40 tons. The company said this is equivalent to planting a forest the size of roughly 3.5 soccer fields.
The development was the result of approximately two years of collaboration between Dongwon F&B's packaging development research team and container specialist Namyang Magic. The project recently won the Korea Packaging Technology Society Chairman's Award at the Korea Packaging Awards.
"We are continuing to develop eco-friendly containers as part of our 'Less Plastic' strategy to reduce plastic usage," a Dongwon F&B official said. "We will continue to contribute to reducing carbon emissions through research and development of containers for our flagship products."